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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Elvis - Presliad (Comprising sections Elvis Moves Out through Finale).

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In what song does Sly Stone mock his own song "Thank you falettinme be mice elf Agin"?
(a) "Blowin Your Mind."
(b) "Thank you for talkin' to me Africa."
(c) "Bonnie and Clyde."
(d) "Africa Talks to You 'The Asphalt Jungle.'"

2. How does Marcus define a band in "The Band"?
(a) Individuals working together to achieve something they cannot on their own.
(b) A group of people who have been together for a long time.
(c) A singer, a drummer, and at least one guitarist.
(d) Individuals playing music together.

3. Who wrote "We needed . . . to be violently stirred into life . . . intolerable social constraints grew daily upon us"?
(a) Sly Stone.
(b) Leslie Fiedler.
(c) Greil Marcus.
(d) Frank Kermode.

4. Why did political activist, Eldridge Cleaver, not want to go to jail?
(a) He loved freedom too much.
(b) He was afraid to be the next Billy Lyons.
(c) He was innocent.
(d) He did not want to lose his friends.

5. What type of art does Marcus think rock 'n' roll is?
(a) Classic.
(b) Republican.
(c) Democratic.
(d) Modern.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the name of Randy Newman's album that finally gained him a larger audience?

2. According to Marcus in "Randy Newman," whose song was Randy Newman answering in his version of "Suzanne"?

3. Who interrupts the fight over the book in the Prologue?

4. What betrayal does the song "Tears of Rage" convey?

5. What does Marcus say each performer he will discuss in the book attempts to do?

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